Experience

Kingston Resources Limited

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Geologist

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Exploration Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  Leading the exploration on Misima Island with the aim of adding value through discovery of open pit mineable gold resources to the resource and reserve portfolio. The Misima Gold Project is an advanced exploration asset with significant scale underpinned by an existing 2.8Moz resource, and also hosts a number of exciting exploration targets.Watch This Space!



360 Geoscience Pty Ltd

• Director & Principal Geoscientist

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Independent geoscientist with experience across the exploration to mining value chain. Available for short and long term contract opportunities in the exploration & mining, and quarry/construction materials sectors. Independent geoscientist with experience across the exploration to mining value chain. Available for short and long term contract opportunities in the exploration & mining, and quarry/construction materials sectors.



Quarry Development Group

• Co-founder and Principal Geoscientist

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Quarry Development Group (QDG) are a group of independent geoscience professionals with significant experience in the evaluation, testing and production of aggregates, and industrial minerals and materials. QDG aims to provide a one stop shop for our clients through work programs that are designed to meet and enhance your business requirements through moving projects through the development value chain "From Paddock to Pavement". Quarry Development Group (QDG) are a group of independent geoscience professionals with significant experience in the evaluation, testing and production of aggregates, and industrial minerals and materials. QDG aims to provide a one stop shop for our clients through work programs that are designed to meet and enhance your business requirements through moving projects through the development value chain "From Paddock to Pavement".



Global Ore Discovery

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Geologist & Technical Team Lead

  • Nov 2017 - Apr 2019

  Technical lead for project assessment and review and target generation for significantly expanded exploration program in 2018. Providing training and coaching of site based exploration and resource definition geology team, and business and process improvement advice. Technical lead for project assessment and review and target generation for significantly expanded exploration program in 2018. Providing training and coaching of site based exploration and resource definition geology team, and business and process improvement advice.



Newcrest Mining

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Geologist - Lihir

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

  Co-ordinate and manage delivery of geology, mineralogy, and associated inputs to Value Enhancement Projects for Lihir Gold Mine-PNG as an onshore member of the geology team. Central to this role is a focus on building and enhancing ore body knowledge as the fundamental input into all 'models', processing management and improvement, and the mine plan.

• PFS Studies Geology Manager (Wafi-Golpu)

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  Management of the integration of geology, mineralogy, metallurgy into geometallurgy and resource modelling for the Wafi-Golpu Project, PNG



Morobe Mining Joint Ventures

• Papua New Guinea
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Geology Manager (Wafi Project- Papua New Guinea)

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

  Seconded from Newcrest Mining to the MMJV to manage geology, geomet and geotechnical work in the delivery of the Wafi Project into pre-feasibility and feasibility. Seconded from Newcrest Mining to the MMJV to manage geology, geomet and geotechnical work in the delivery of the Wafi Project into pre-feasibility and feasibility.

• Regional Exploration Manager - Australia

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

  Regional explration Manager for Newcrest Mining - Managing exploration and brownfields activities at Telfer (WA) and Mt Rawdon (QLD). Exploration in the Orange district (NSW) around the Cadia Mine, Coalstoun (QLD), and Yilgangi (WA).

• Mineral Resource Manager/Principal Geologist

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2010

  Technical oversight of Newcrests Morobe Mining JV interests from greenfields and brownfields exploration, advanced projects (Incl. Wafi-Golpu) and Hidden Valley operation



BHP Billiton

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas

• Superintendent Resource Geology Olympic Dam

  • 2006 - 2008

  Superintendent resource geology for the Olympic Dam operation. Responsible for the estimation of mineral Resource and facilitation of the Ore Reserve estimation for the operation. Provide operational support to production (grade control), mine planning and design processes (stope grade and production grade estimates). Work in conjunction with the OD expansion resource geology team with the global minral resource estimation. Joint CP for Mineral Resources along with MRM OD Expansion. Superintendent resource geology for the Olympic Dam operation. Responsible for the estimation of mineral Resource and facilitation of the Ore Reserve estimation for the operation. Provide operational support to production (grade control), mine planning and design processes (stope grade and production grade estimates). Work in conjunction with the OD expansion resource geology team with the global minral resource estimation. Joint CP for Mineral Resources along with MRM OD Expansion.

• Geologist - Senior Geologist

  • Jul 1994 - Dec 2005

  Senior Exploration geologist in the LFB of NSW, extending into he Broken Hill district and Olary Block. Drill out of the Cadia East and Cadia FAr East Deposits from 2002 and moving across into the concept project developemnt team, including the geotechnical assessment of access and development options cor CE/CFE, and inital establishment works for the CE decline. Senior Exploration geologist in the LFB of NSW, extending into he Broken Hill district and Olary Block. Drill out of the Cadia East and Cadia FAr East Deposits from 2002 and moving across into the concept project developemnt team, including the geotechnical assessment of access and development options cor CE/CFE, and inital establishment works for the CE decline.



Various Mining Companies

• Contract Geologist

  • Jan 1987 - Jun 1994

  Contract geologist primarily in PNG and Northern Territory. Covering the value chain from reconnaissance exploration through to advanced projects and resource definition. Contract geologist primarily in PNG and Northern Territory. Covering the value chain from reconnaissance exploration through to advanced projects and resource definition.